Two earthquakes were felt in Kentucky over the weekend. A 2.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded in central Kentucky near Nicholasville early Sunday morning. A day prior, on Saturday, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake in East Tennessee was also felt in parts of southern and eastern Kentucky.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 4.1 magnitude earthquake happened just after 9 a.m. The quake was initially reported as a 3.5.
Its epicenter was reported near Greenback, Tennessee, which is about 30 miles south of Knoxville.
A 2.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded south of Nicholasville at 3:41 a.m. Sunday.
According to the United States Geological Survey, other cities affected include Danville, High Bridge, Frankfort, and Richmond, Kentucky.
The 2nd quake came less than 20 hours after the 4.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Tennessee and Southern Kentucky on Saturday.
That is two earthquakes over a 2.0 magnitude impacting Kentucky within a 24-hour timespan.







